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Published in: Journal of Religion and Health 2/2008

01-06-2008 | Original Paper

The Metallic Womb

Author: Lynn Somerstein

Published in: Journal of Religion and Health | Issue 2/2008

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Abstract

This study of malevolent narcissism examines the relationship between the Washington Snipers, Muhammad and Malvo, from the perspectives of attachment theory and Kleinian theory. Muhammad embodied a perverted understanding of manliness. Malvo was desperate for the love of a father, and fused with the omnipotent destructiveness of John Muhammad. Together they embarked on a failed Quest, recreating the original infant/caregiver scenario, which in their experience was about destruction and death, rather than gratitude and life. Malvo and Muhammad were perfect together, merged into one unit devoted to murder. Their victims were random and multiple, like their early caregivers.
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Metadata
Title
The Metallic Womb
Author
Lynn Somerstein
Publication date
01-06-2008
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Journal of Religion and Health / Issue 2/2008
Print ISSN: 0022-4197
Electronic ISSN: 1573-6571
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10943-008-9170-5

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